What's in a name: Hatch Hollow

Hatch Hollow is roughly around the intersection of Hatch Hollow and Wattsburg roads in southern Amity Township, between Wattsburg (Venango Township) and Union City (Union Township).

What's the story?

There are no headless horsemen around this hollow (well, at least not to our knowledge).

The most Hatch Hollow can scare up is a rich local history.

The area is so named because of the many Hatch family members. Among them was John C. Hatch, who came to Amity Township from Waterford in 1825. He, along with his brothers, settled on a large plot of farmland.

The Hatches also built a saw mill in the area. The family operated that until 1872, according to "History of Erie County, Pennsylvania."